New Jersey's Recycling Enhancement Act was passed in 2008, imposing a recycling tax of $3 per ton of solid waste disposed at or transferred to...
In this episode of Building Local Power, host Brenda Platt speaks with Elsa Higby and Aleks Jagiello of the Queens Botanical Garden Farm and Compost...
This is the giving season and we Americans are prodigious givers. Nearly two thirds of us donate to charities each year. This year we will...
In June 2014, Rhode Island’s state legislature amended its Refuse Disposal laws, passing a food waste ban to take effect on January 1, 2016. This...
ILSR has been assisting grass roots organizations in Baltimore to fend off new incinerators and shut down an existing aging and polluting garbage incinerator in...
Community composters and allies showcased community composting as a force of innovation in the broader composting industry at CCC26.
In 2022, Washington State passed House Bill 1799, which updated several provisions related to organic materials disposal and management. The bill also addresses compost purchasing,...
A new Maryland law establishes a $250,000 annual grant program for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue.
A conversation about AI policy, emergent systems, distributed knowledge, and why the things that are easiest to measure “might not be the right things to...
A solar-powered laundromat is changing daily life on the Pine Ridge reservation.
A conversation about competition, mergers, and how to make sure the lowest-income households have access to an Internet connection
What does it take to build a sustainable model for closing the digital divide? How DigitalC grew to nearly 10,000 subscriber households
New Community Technology Center expands digital access, remote work, telehealth, education, and high-speed Internet opportunities in rural Vermont.
New Mexico’s school funding formula has long been considered one of the most equalized in the nation. A state will tend to have more equalized...
Watch this webinar recording to hear how researchers and programs are measuring contamination and learn actionable strategies for using data to drive results.